So, your system survived the Steam Autumn Sale. Try as they might, the dizzying amount of downloads brought on by the dazzle of discounts weren’t too much for your storage to handle. However, another barrage of offers looms as Valve prepares its storefront for its annual Winter Sale, due to start in less than a week. You must prepare, lest you risk your games library overwhelming your PC. You need reinforcements, you need more space, you need another SSD. Thankfully, Corsair’s MP700 Pro is ready to answer the call.
Corsair MP700 Pro
“Corsair easily steps up to the performance plate with the MP700 Pro SSD.” Read our review.
Silliness aside, Corsair MP700 Pro makes for a seriously good deal for those in search of a new SSD. Over on Amazon UK, the 1TB model is available with a 19% (£30.03) discount that leaves its final asking price at an agreeable £129.95. If you fancy something bigger in your stocking, the 2TB model can be yours with a massive 33% (£104.10) saving, costing just £209.99.
Amazon US customers can join in on this last-minute holiday deal too, bagging the 1TB model for $164.99, trimming 8% ($15) from its usual cost. Wherever you’re shopping, though, you’ll be grabbing Corsair MP700 Pro at its lowest ever price.
Not that long ago, MP700 Pro was the fastest SSD on the market. While it no longer holds the accolade, the drive holds its own with sequential read speeds of up to 12,400MB/s and writes of up to 11,800MB/s. Note that these specifications apply to the 2TB model, with the 1TB offering respectably high read and write speeds of 11,700MB/s and 9,600MB/s, respectively.
Like all PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, MP700 Pro requires a compatible motherboard to run at its advertised speeds. More importantly, though, it absolutely requires some form of heatsink. Thankfully, passive cooling from your board should tame this beast just fine.
Speaking from experience, MP700 Pro is an impressive drive to game on. It served as a reliable home for the operating system and suite of applications in my previous test system, remaining bulletproof despite facing down countless terabytes of data. Should anything awry occur, Corsair sells the SSD with a five-year warranty. Your data’s in safe hands.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to batten down the hatches with an SSD or two.